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The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health's (IOSH) news centre keeps you up-to-date with the latest health and safety information.

The news articles shown here are fed into Eastbourne Borough Council's website using an RSS Feed from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Employee gets £22,000 for back injury

A driver who delivered newspapers and leaflets in Northumberland has been given £22,000 compensation after he injured his back as a result of improperly loaded newspapers.
Company fined £10,000 over lost fingers

An explosives company has been ordered to pay a £10,000 fine after one of its employees lost two-and-a-half fingers while using a piece of machinery.
China ship crash causes oil spill

A cleanup operation is under way after oil spilled into the sea off the coast of northern China following a collision between two ships.
Woman arrested over suspected arson attack

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire in a Tesco store in South Wales.
Theatre-goer 'hurt by Othello sword'

A woman was reportedly injured when a "weapon" flew off stage during a fight scene in a West End production of Othello with Lenny Henry.
Agency investigates 500 fish deaths

Environment Agency Officers are analysing water samples from a Kent lake after 500 fish were found dead.
E.coli petting farm reopens

A petting farm in Surrey has reopened following a potentially fatal outbreak of E.coli.
Concern over MCA staffing problem

A report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has revealed that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has a worrying staffing problem and an "ageing" ships inspection surveyor...
Lifeguard convicted after man drowns in pool

A lifeguard has been convicted of failing to take reasonable care of a man who drowned at a university swimming pool.
Work-related deaths figure falls

Deaths and injuries in the workplace have fallen over the past 12 months, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive.
Unions challenge pleural plaque ruling

A fresh appeal will be made to the Government by unions campaigning to have a Law Lords ruling on compensation for asbestos victims overturned.
£12,000 fine follows asbestos exposure

A court has ordered two businesses and a company director to pay out £12,000 between them for exposing workers to potentially fatal asbestos.
HSE inspectors to improve Sunderland industrial estates

Industrial Estates in Sunderland are to receive a boost from health and safety inspectors aiming to improve standards and make businesses in the area safer.
Asbestos continues to blight UK workers

Britain's biggest workplace killer, asbestos, continues to be a risk to tradesmen according to safety campaigners.
Female Beefeater 'bullied in job'

The Tower of London's first female yeoman warder may have been the victim of bullying, as two Beefeaters have been suspended and another put under investigation for alleged harassment.

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